MARCH would have been crazy for PS3 sales but the shortage of PS3 is going to really bring down the figures compared to what it would have been. Seriously, Sony needs to take care of this mess right away.

I live in America and I like to see the console sales in my area are. Its a pretty big market concerning sales.

Im sure if your favorite console was doing better you would be quick to point out the FACT taht north America is the LARGEST video game market and one which we have pretty concrete numbers on to look at.

lol no one is saying that America is more important this article is just saying that the PS3 has sold 11 million units in America. Nothing wrong with it I have seen similar articles posted about Japan and Europe as well I don't see the problem.

What the hell are you babbling about now? Those "companies" you like to associate the word official with sure love to associate themselves with the numbers from NPD when they get released each month. How come you never make this comment about what they say when they themselves will reference NPD?

I'm not dismissing NPD data. Far from it. They're certainly the best known market research group in the US and I don't deny that aside from Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo themselves, they're the best source for North American data.

All I'm saying is there's nothing "official" about their numbers. They've been wrong plenty of times in the past. When NPD numbers are wrong, they really only have to answer to the companies that pay them for their research. When Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony post incorrect sales figures, they're misrepresenting their company, their stock and there can be serious, legal and monetary consequences.

And really, let's use our brains here. Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft know what's being sold because they see the units leave the factory, they keep track of the revenue coming in. NPD talks to retailers and estimates the rest. Who do you think is the authority here to provide the "official" word on sales data?

I'm not sure what you're getting so defensive about. This is just common sense.

This is NPD after all, pretty much the only organization that tracks this stuff in the region of the world but people get mad if their console is not on top and resort to "world numbers" when it's in fact just "NPD reporting".

Just American numbers, just American. You know this.

I guess this is like saying Xbox 360 just passed 2 million in Japan. Really, who is paying attention besides MS.

I've been to American and there's actually a lot of nice people there, and a lot of really intelligent people. It's not really fair that all Americans get stereotyped as being either fat, ignorant, racist, violent, red necks, ect just because the majority of the average american's that are loud mouths and get recognized fall into one of those negative categories.

Heck, stereotypes in general are kinda of douchey.

On a more on-topic note.. I don't think it was fair for you guys to assume that he already knew that they were NA, and USA. (Although that was mostly likely the case and he's just a 12 year old retard)

why is it that every single month we have to be reminded that npd is not world wide sales?

we know this ppl! and the ppl that care are from america. i dont give a fvck about the japanese market.. i wouldnt be able to under stand them anyway if i played one of them.

we know npd is not the world if you want world wide numbers then open your own damn business and get the counting! if you ppl hate american numbers then fine, i got your point every monthe for the past like 3 years now, give it up already...